LCSW
Carol Gross, LCSW
- Experience25 years
- LocationUtah
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Carol
Carol Gross is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addiction, trauma, grief, and related challenges.
Background and approach
She draws on a background that blends psychology, human behavior study, and data analysis to create practical, evidence-informed plans that fit each person’s life. Her approach emphasizes noticing difficult feelings and learning skills that increase psychological flexibility and daily functioning.
Carol often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive-behavioral interventions to support change, reduce suffering, and improve coping with life transitions.
She has worked with concerns ranging from ADHD and anger to intimacy and career stress, and she incorporates tools such as the ACT Matrix and mindfulness practices to help clients clarify values and take meaningful action. Based in Utah, she offers a respectful, collaborative style aimed at helping people make steady progress toward their goals.
Integrating evidence-based methods for online care
Carol often draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients understand and relate to different inner parts, encouraging self-leadership and gentler internal communication; this can be helpful for people wrestling with shame, self-criticism, or internal conflict. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a values-oriented approach that teaches practical skills in mindfulness and committed action to increase psychological flexibility and address anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and life changes. In addition, client-centered techniques create a supportive, nonjudgmental space that prioritizes the client's experience and personal goals.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, values, and preferences, adapting tools and pacing as the relationship develops so interventions feel useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access to care from home or work. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and use brief or ongoing formats depending on what the client and therapist determine will be most effective.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, parenting and career challenges.
What therapeutic approaches does she use in sessions?
Her work blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered strategies, and cognitive behavioral techniques, often incorporating mindfulness and practical skill-building to help clients manage thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
What is her professional background and experience?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, and other behavioral health concerns, plus a foundation in psychology and behavioral analysis that informs her practice.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with license number UT LCSW 5633817-3501.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for appointments?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Utah
Languages
English